stumbleupon.com: Elephants 'die earlier in zoos'
For African elephants, the average lifespan in captivity was only 19 years compared with 56 years in the wild.
“In the wild they live in large stable groups, separation does cause stress; we know this from studies of other species,” she said.
“They need a huge home range, more systematic enrichment, bigger compounds, grooming areas, mud wallows, hills.”
4 comments:
I wonder how they do in wild life parks like Lion Country Safari etc.?
I bet they do better because according to the article they need to roam and they need a lot of roaming space
Zoos for them are a death sentence then. Sad. :(
I know, I never even thought about it.
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